Plompton

Plompton (formerly also spelt Plumpton) is a hamlet and civil parish south of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A661.

Plompton
Plompton Hall
Plompton Location within North Yorkshire
Population	124 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE355535
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNARESBOROUGH
Postcode district	HG5
Dialling code	01423
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Harrogate and Knaresborough
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.9899°N 1.4677°W / 53.9899; -1.4677

Plompton Hall is a Grade II* listed building designed by the architect John Carr and built about 1760.^[2] The composer John Hebden originates from the parish.

History

Plompton was mentioned in Domesday Book (as Plontone) and in the Middle Ages was variously spelt Plumton, Plumpton or Plompton. The name is from the Old English plūme and tūn, and means ‘plum-tree farmstead’.^[3] Plompton or Plumpton was historically a township in the parish of Spofforth in the West Riding of Yorkshire and became a separate civil parish in 1866.^[4] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

It was the seat of the Plumpton family from the reign of William the Conqueror until 1749, when it was sold to Daniel Lascelles.^[5] The estate was then part of the Harewood estate until the 1950s.^[6] It was reacquired by the Plumpton family in the 20th century.

Plumpton Rocks

Main article: Plumpton Rocks

Plumpton Rocks is a man-made lake and surrounding pleasure gardens in the grounds of Plompton Hall. The gardens were designed by Daniel Lascelles